Saudi Arabia may soon legalize nuptials of baby girls
A new fatwa recently issued in Saudi
Arabia suggests that Supreme Mufti of the country will allow giving
girls into marriage at the age of ten. However, he only legalized the
existing orders: here eight-year-old girls, with the consent of their
fathers, are married off to old men.
The laws of Saudi Arabia provide and
even encourage the practice of early marriage of girls. "From ancient
times due to the social, economic, political and religious reasons,
early marriage has been always encouraged," Mansour Bin Askar, professor
at the University of King Saud in Riyadh, said in an interview with
Arab media. "During wars, early marriage allowed strengthening the
family clans, as well as the influence of tribes that have been always
judged by their numbers.
Source: Pravda.ru
URL: http://english.pravda.ru/society/family/22-05-2012/121199-saudi_arabia_marriage-0/
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